'This new recording from the LSO and Sir Colin Davis is so detailed in its emotional responses - so magical is Davis's phrasing that there are times that one dare not breathe for fear of breaking the spell.'International Record Review

'In charge of his eloquent LSO forces, Colin Davis delivers this performance with passionate engagement, bringing to it an elemental sweep and dynamism on the one hand and spiritual tenderness on the other. Fine solo contributions from David Rendall's intensely vulnerable Gerontius, Alastair Miles forthright Priest and Anne Sofie von Otter's consoling Angel.' The Observer

'Colin Davis's conducting is superb and the strings sound particularly luminous in the ecstatic sections; he also pulls the dramatic tension up to ever greater heights as the Soul both fears and hopes to meet God ... [Anne Sofie von Otter's] gorgeous performance is worth the price of the disc alone.'Metro

'For Davis Elgar is a European composer, and the links to Wagner are made succinctly clear ... Davis is the star: guiding shaping, enhancing the beauty and the flow.' The Times

'Colin Davis's Elgar always has something to say ... the LSO chorus are magnificent.' The Guardian

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Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar's Dream of Gerontius was thought by many to be outlandishly modern at the time of its completion in 1900. Telling the story of the journey of a dying man's soul into the afterlife, the subject originally caused uproar within the English church yet is now acclaimed as one of the great choral masterpieces and one of Elgar's most popular works.

Composer

Elgar

Conductor

Sir Colin Davis

Performers

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

Soloists

David Rendall, Anne Sofie von Otter, Alastair Miles

Track list

Disc 1 1. The Dream of Gerontius: Prelude to Part One 2. The Dream of Gerontius: "Jesu, Maria - I Am Near to Death" 3. The Dream of Gerontius: "Kyrie Eleison... Holy Mary, Pray for Him" 4. The Dream of Gerontius: "Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul" 5. The Dream of Gerontius: "Be Merciful, Be Gracious" 6. The Dream of Gerontius: "Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Deus" 7. The Dream of Gerontius: "I Can No More" 8. The Dream of Gerontius: "Rescue Him, O Lord" 9. The Dream of Gerontius: "Novissima Hora Est" 10. The Dream of Gerontius: "Profisciscere, Anima Christiana" 11. The Dream of Gerontius: "Go, In the Name of Angels and Archangels"

Disc 2 1. The Dream of Gerontius: "Prelude to Part Two" 2. The Dream of Gerontius: "I Went to Sleep" 3. The Dream of Gerontius: "My Work Is Done" 4. The Dream of Gerontius: "Low-born Clods of Brute Earth" 5. The Dream of Gerontius: "The Mind Bold and Independent" 6. The Dream of Gerontius: "I See Not Those False Spirits" 7. The Dream of Gerontius: "Praise to the Holiest" 8. The Dream of Gerontius: "Glory to Him" 9. The Dream of Gerontius: "But Hark! a Grand Mysterious Harmony" 10. The Dream of Gerontius: "And Now the Threshold As We Traverse It" 11. The Dream of Gerontius: "Praise to the Holiest In the Height" 12. The Dream of Gerontius: "Thy Judgment Is Now Near" 13. The Dream of Gerontius: "Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread" 14. The Dream of Gerontius: "Praise to His Name" 15. The Dream of Gerontius: "Take Me Away" 16. The Dream of Gerontius: "Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge" 17. The Dream of Gerontius: "Softly and Gently, Dearly-ransomed Soul"